While we did not get the intense satisfaction I received last year from watching Matt Ryan completely choke in a Super Bowl, watching Tom Brady lose and be sad is a close second. Obviously the Justin Timberlake halftime show was a top moment for me where my life flashed before my eyes.

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Nick Foles. This dude went out here looking like Napoleon Dynamite, almost quit football altogether, won a Super Bowl, AND Super Bowl MVP. I'll admit I thought the Eagles' Super Bowl chances were over when Carson Wentz went down with his knee injury, but I was wrong.

Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Jr. This commercial was by far the best one of the night, and proved that even while not playing in the actual game, Eli still beats Brady.

Chris Long.

Chris Long donated his entire salary in 2017 to charity.

Thank you karma for paying him back in the best way possible on the football field.

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Tom Brady. I feel like I should mention that I fully expected him to come back and win it the entire time up until the last possible second but the kid kisser didn't hahahahaha.

Bill Belichick. Not entirely sure what to believe as there are plenty of things floating around, but apparently Belichick got cocky and kept his best corner out of the SUPER BOWL because he was late to the team hotel. Something about weed. Idk.

My understanding is the benching of #Patriots CB Malcolm Butler happened because of a perfect storm of issues: Sickness, a rough week of practice, and a minor rule violation believed to be related to curfew. A complicated matter. pic.twitter.com/TmUJgkHpsZ